The Metsies took two of three from Arizona this weekend in Phoenix, facing the Diamondback's top three starters in the process. All in all it was a solid series from the boys, although once again the bullpen managed to put a 1 run game out of reach on Saturday. The offense looked livelier than it had in weeks, possibly due to the returns of Moises Alou and Brian Schneider. Look for the Mets to get on a roll for at least a week or two until Alou goes down and is out until August. Fun factoid of the day: Jorge Sosa earned his fourth victory in relief last night, giving him one more total win than Johan Santana.
The final four teams are set in hockey. Pittsburgh took down the Rangers in game 5 setting up an all Pennsylvania Eastern Conference finals. Root like hell for the Penguins just for watchability's sake. The Flyers play a thuggish, boring style of hockey that slows the games down and generally succeeds in the playoffs. We need to break from the mold!
The Dallas Stars finally eliminated the San Jose Sharks last night in the 4th overtime, a game that ended well after 2 AM Eastern time. Needless to say I did not stay up to watch the end of it. Sadly, neither did Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabakov who had to be woken up after allowing the series-ended goal. Four of the six games went into overtime, and a fifth was also decided by one goal. Up next are the mighty Detroit Red Wings.
On a personal note, my three least favorite teams in the NHL are the Red Wings, the Stars, and the Flyers. It goes without saying that I'll be rooting for the Penguins here on out, but out west I would like to see Detroit prevail, not because they're a better matchup for "my" team but because, dammit, they scored 8 goals in their series clincher against Colorado, and that kind of offensive skills makes for better hockey.
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